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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Nobuko Kondoh, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Dejima, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical instrument for performing a medical procedure within a body cavity includes: an insertion part which is inserted into the body cavity and has a bending part capable of bending in a predetermined range; a manipulating part which manipulates the bending part; a wire which connects the bending part with the manipulating part; and a clutch which is provided in the manipulating part and maintains a bending state of the bending part.